Manchester City - Premier League Champions 2022/23

[LesBleuMiserable]

The Sun

The browner Ben White got, the more they crumbled.

The sun was shining to be fair

 

[Gesario]

It is good for football. It drives standards up. It brings in more interest and investment to our league.

And it’s not the only time it’s happened:

Liverpool, champions 5 times in 6 seasons (2 then 3 in a row) 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83 and 1983-84… with a wider 11 titles in 18 years.

United, champions 5 times in 6 seasons (2 then 3 in a row) 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01… with a wider 13 titles in 21 years.

City, champions 5 times in 6 seasons (2 then 3 in a row): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23… with a wider 7 titles in 11 years (and still going).

During these years of one team dominance in the league, England has had a club crowned European Cup/Champions League winners 10 times out of its 14 in total, with 6 different winning clubs and 8 different finalists… and maybe 11 times out of its 15 in total, with a 7th different club, to come next month.

It also drives forward that next club to come forward and take over the mantle. Without that great Liverpool side, would that great United side have been as successful? Without that great United side would we have seen those great Arsenal and Chelsea sides of the 00s? Without all of those great sides would we have seen this great City side? Without this great City side we absolutely would not have the gigantic TV revenue deals we see right across our league, benefitting the entire structure of English football. Without this great City side we wouldn’t see Newcastle’s takeover and the strive to emulate City to Arsenal and their recent investment into their team; two clubs who might be the next great sides in English football.

Absolutely spot on with this PC Bravo

 

[Mancity1980]

And Guardiola won’t be here forever. He is the reason we are dominating as we are.

He is, once he goes like Fergie at United, Don Revie at Leeds and Mercer at City the domination will ends. What happens after that depends if we appoint a Moyes, an Allison or a Bob Paisley.

 

[East Level 2]

I'll be at the ground about an hour before kick-off and I'm sure the atmosphere will be quite muted due to the 115 charges against us. Won't it?
It will be more muted because of this nonsensical code-getting routine we have to go through for Istanbul and the cost of travel.
Perhaps the team should come out holding big question marks or something.

 

[Stoned Rose]

You aren’t joking are you.
He has sexually said this hasn’t he.

What an absolute bellend.

Wanking and spitting at the same time?

Might try that later.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Why do the BBC, In both their main news programme, and Match of the Day, feel the need to talk about the 'charges hanging over us'?

They only talk about it when we're winning.

Anyway motd said those charges are nothing to do with this team and what we're witnessing.

 

[Stoned Rose]

It is good for football. It drives standards up. It brings in more interest and investment to our league.

And it’s not the only time it’s happened:

Liverpool, champions 5 times in 6 seasons (2 then 3 in a row) 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83 and 1983-84… with a wider 11 titles in 18 years.

United, champions 5 times in 6 seasons (2 then 3 in a row) 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01… with a wider 13 titles in 21 years.

City, champions 5 times in 6 seasons (2 then 3 in a row): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23… with a wider 7 titles in 11 years (and still going).

During these years of one team dominance in the league, England has had a club crowned European Cup/Champions League winners 10 times out of its 14 in total, with 6 different winning clubs and 8 different finalists… and maybe 11 times out of its 15 in total, with a 7th different club, to come next month.

It also drives forward that next club to come forward and take over the mantle. Without that great Liverpool side, would that great United side have been as successful? Without that great United side would we have seen those great Arsenal and Chelsea sides of the 00s? Without all of those great sides would we have seen this great City side? Without this great City side we absolutely would not have the gigantic TV revenue deals we see right across our league, benefitting the entire structure of English football. Without this great City side we wouldn’t see Newcastle’s takeover and the strive to emulate City to Arsenal and their recent investment into their team; two clubs who might be the next great sides in English football.

Outstanding post PC.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Apologies if this has already been posted but watching it makes me so proud to be a blue.

 

[ROCKET80]

United were 2 points from winning 9 titles in a row (Blackburn and Arsenal both winning the league by 1point with inferior goal differnce).

Blackburn and Arsenal were only able to compete with United, and win a title due to huge investment. Had FFP been around at the time, they wouldn't have been able to challenge...nor would Chealsea later on.

The EPL would have been worse than the Bundesliga, with United being the only dominant force.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Get in there you beautiful club, players and supporters.
Only just posting because I got bladdered here in Crete last night.
Forest were excellent and I knew it was a sign when I decided to watch the second half In the Robin Hood pub in Stalis.
City - ruining weekends for Rags, Dippers and Tarquins.